6-30-150 Commercial and Tourist Accommodations Developments With Insubstantial Growth Impacts

A GMQS exemption is provided for commercial development and tourist accommodations with insubstantial growth impacts. For a development to qualify for this exemption, the applicant shall demonstrate that:

(a) Size Limitation

• The development contains no more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of new commercial floor area or no more than three (3) new tourist accommodation units.

(b) Employee Generation

• The development will generate an insubstantial number of additional employees. For purposes of this section, insubstantial shall mean that the development will generate no more than three (3) additional employees.

(c) Parking Demand

• The development will generate an insubstantial demand for additional parking and the parking that is needed will be accommodated on-site or in another appropriate location. For purposes of this section, insubstantial shall mean that the development will generate the demand for no more than five (5) additional parking spaces.

(d) Facilities

• The development will generate an insubstantial demand for basic governmental facilities such as water supply, sewage treatment, drainage control, fire and police protection, and roads, will place an insubstantial burden on the community's bus system, schools, library, hospital, and park/trail system. For purposes of this section insubstantial shall mean that the development will not generate the need for any new capital improvements (other than minor improvements needed to directly serve the development, such as a water service line or a driveway), and will not generate the need for any new staffing by governmental personnel. Any minor improvements that are determined to be necessary to serve the development shall be provided by the applicant.

(e) Environmental and Visual Impacts

• The development will cause an insubstantial adverse impact on the community's air, water, and other natural resources and will cause negligible adverse visual impacts on surrounding properties. Any such adverse impacts that are caused by the development shall be mitigated by the applicant.